City · France
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer, often called just Boulogne, is a port city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the Côte d'Opale, a touristic stretch of French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy, and the most visited location in the region after the Lille conurbation. Boulogne is its department's third-largest city after Calais and Arras. It is also the country's largest fishing port, specialising in herring.
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- Population: 47,013.
- Timezone: Europe/Paris.